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CongressWashington, D.C. - January 4, 2007 -- United States Representative Nancy Pelosi (Democrat of the 8th District of California) makes remarks after she was sworn-in as the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives in the Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, January 4, 2007. Speaker Pelosi is the first woman in U.S. history to serve in that position..Credit: Ron Sachs / CNP